Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap victorian silver tea ball this an early one

this an early one

Garage: l3 1/4” x 3” x 2 1/12”

but from the other direction it is perfect and really quite a lovely and satisfying thing

Stable and sound and not shedding

plus a few handy extras (lbs

Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap victorian silver tea ball this an early oneI believe this is a tintype rather than an ambrotype, behind glass with gold toned mat and wrap. I love portraits of people and their chairs, especially early ones, and especially when subject and chair reflect upon and enliven one another in interesting ways, as I think is the case here. I have a hard time imagining this very tall and quite intense looking (those eyes look blazing!) man sitting comfortably, let alone still, in this by comparison very